What song defines the 80's?

[ribbon13]

Which version should I upload?

Nena - 99 Red Balloons
or
Nena - 99 Luftballons

 

[ActuaryTm]

Originally posted by: brigden

Originally posted by: raystorm
Tears for Fears - Everybody wants to rule the world

Exactly.

Confirmed.

 

[sharkeeper]

Since Gary Numan's Cars was brought up...

Check this one out.

 

[glen]

Falco - Rock Me Amadeus

 

[glen]

Originally posted by: ribbon13
Which version should I upload?

Nena - 99 Red Balloons
or
Nena - 99 Luftballons

Goldfinger's version

 

[ribbon13]

Originally posted by: Kvaerner Masa
Since Gary Numan's Cars was brought up...

Check this one out.

That's not the mix off of Fear Factory - Obsolete, but that IS Burton C Bell with Gary Numan, and that synth is undeniably Rhys Fulber... Where does this come from?

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: furie27
Don't you forget about me - Simple Minds

 

[Zebo]

Dang I was a teen then and never heard most of these songs

Paradise City G&R

 

[Ricochet]

*Nod head in agreement*

 

[monk3y]

Van Halen - Jump

 

[Ticks]

Tainted Love -Soft Cell

Or Take on Me...

 

[CTrain]

No one mentioned Animotion- Obssession.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: us3rnotfound

Originally posted by: 91TTZ
I think The Breakfast Club soundtrack pretty much sums it up.

i think teh phrase you're wrong pretty much sums that fallacy up.

I think you need to retake some grammar classes. In addition, you're probably too young to have experienced that film when it came out.

you = :thumbsdown:

If by "grammar" you mean "spelling and punctuation", then yes, you're right. He does.

Originally posted by: Zebo
Dang I was a teen then and never heard most of these songs

Paradise City G&R

I was born in '82 and I've heard all of them

 

[glenn1]

While this is a very subjective question, and there's some good choices in here, I'd say it'd have to be Jan Hammer's Miami Vice Theme - it's instantly recognizable as 80s to even those who were senior citizens during that decade. Also in that category would be Kenny Loggin's Footloose and anything Duran Duran. Personally though, if you lived through the 80s, I think a better choice would be Simply Red's "Holding back the years."

 

[kinev]

Originally posted by: furie27
Don't you forget about me - Simple Minds

That's what came to my mind.

 

[smc13]

I am suprised no one's mentioned:

It's the End Of The World As We Know it - REM

or for the pro America contingent:

God Bless the USA - Lee Greenwood

 

[Landroval]

Teenage Enema Nurses in Bondage

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: Landroval
Teenage Enema Nurses in Bondage

The question was what song defined the 80's, not what porno.

 

[Zap Brannigan]

"All Night Long" by Lionel Ritchie.

There is a huge difference between early and late 80's in music. Late 80's music was horrible besides Gun and Roses.

 

[Sheepathon]

Friday I'm In Love :heart:

 

[Ronstang]

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: Landroval
Teenage Enema Nurses in Bondage

The question was what song defined the 80's, not what porno.

It was a song by a band called "Killer Pussy". I'm actually listening to it right now as it is in my collection. It is rather amusing and definitely 80's music.

 

[MartyMcFly3]

"Hip to be Square" or "Power of Love" - Huey Lewis and the News

 

[Zap Brannigan]

I forgot about Huey! Definetly an 80's staple!

 

[BullsOnParade]

Psychadelic Furs - Pretty in Pink
Wham - Last Christmas
Billy Idol - White Wedding, Rock the Cradle of Love, Dancing with Myself
Clash - London's Calling
INXS - Don't Change
Joy Division - Love will tear us apart
James - Laid
Modern English - Melt with You
Oingo Boingo - Weird Science
The Smiths - Panic

 

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: glenn1
While this is a very subjective question, and there's some good choices in here, I'd say it'd have to be Jan Hammer's Miami Vice Theme - it's instantly recognizable as 80s to even those who were senior citizens during that decade. ."

I agree. How about Dallas theme?

Who's that guy that did 'sledgehammer', that's pretty 80's too.